Obesidade infantil: como podemos ser eficazes?

Abstract

Objective: To review therapeutic approaches to childhood obesity and also its diagnosis and prevention.Sources of data: Searches were performed of scientific papers held on the MEDLINE, Ovid, Highwire and Scielo databases. Keywords utilized were: childhood obesity and a variety of combinations of this term with treatment , prevention and consequence . The search returned papers including review articles, observational studies, clinical trials and consensus statements. Bibliographical references in these articles were also investigated if it was perceived that they were relevant. Data was collected from 1998 to 2003.Summary of the findings: While a number of different Brazilian prevalence studies were found, few gave details of the results of educational programs in our country.Conclusions: Childhood obesity must be prevented through prescriptive diets from birth throughout childhood. Educational programs that might be applicable to primary health care or schools should receive further study. There is consensus that childhood obesity is increasing at a significant rate and that it is responsible for a number of different complications both during childhood and adulthood. During childhood, obesity management can be even more difficult than with adults because it is dependent on both changing habits and availability of parents and is further complicated by the child s lack of understanding of the damage caused by obesity.

Pressão arterial de crianças e adolescentes de uma escola pública de Fortaleza - Ceará

“…Researchers (21) appoint that children and teenagers tend to be obese when sedentary and that obesity itself contributes to make them even more sedentary. Physical activity decreases the risk of obesity, acting in the energy balance regulation, influencing body weight distribution, preserving or keeping the thin mass, besides contributing to weight loss and being effective, solely, to prevent blood hypertension (22) .…”

School Health Program: A Course Analysis

“…This fact can be explained in terms that "Socioeconomic status influences obesity through education, income and occupation, resulting in specific behavioral patterns that affect energy intake, energy expenditure and metabolic rate (MELLO; LUFT;MEYER, 2004, p. 173-174).…”

Refletindo sobre as redes sociais digitais

“…Isso faz com que a questão alimentar seja estratégica para a saúde pública, afi nal, a alimentação defi ne a qualidade de vida nas fases posteriores da vida, em particular na terceira idade. É sabido que, atualmente, a obesidade entre os jovens brasileiros é encontrada nas diferentes faixas econômicas, principalmente naquelas de classe mais alta, fato que pode ser explicado em função de que a " [...] classe socioeconômica infl uencia a obesidade por meio da educação, da renda e da ocupação, resultando em padrões comportamentais específi cos que afetam ingestão calórica, gasto energético e taxa de metabolismo" (MELLO; LUFT;MEYER, 2004, p. 173-174).…”